Prosecution After Immunity Not First Amendment Violation, Court Rules
ca7 · 2025-09-02 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Kwame Raoul, decided by Seventh Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Benjamin Sc...
Retaliatory Discharge Claim Fails: Testimony Not "But For" Cause of Firing
illappct · 2025-08-19 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Harrell v. City of Chicago, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former Chicago police officer, sued the city for retaliatory d...
Retaliatory Discharge Claim Fails Due to Insufficient Temporal Proximity
illappct · 2025-03-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Cole v. Chicago Transit Authority, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), ...